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15 Responses to “How can I reuse or recycle excessive Easter egg packaging?”

I found the bowl shape you get is good for holding small quantities of paint. I used them when I was touching up some paintwork in my lounge and the kids use them if they’re fighting over the paint pots.

i am currently workign on a design project to design easter egg packaging.. i have made a note of all your complaints and concerns, any more would be very much appreciated! would help me with my project. thanx!

This packaging is ridiculous! I am getting to my eggs now (yay!) but what an absolute waste!

They used to have the extra chocolate goodies (buttons, mini eggs) INSIDE the main egg (which I loved! Why have they stopped doing that?) but now they have them outside they have doubled the size of the packaging.

I save old candy wrappers and When I babysit my little siter I will print paper dolls of online (makingfriends.com)and trace there clothes onto the candy wrappers then just cut them out fro cute candy wrapper clothes! This works great wit h seasonal wrappers with pictures on them!

Im also doing a project on this at my College. If easter is about the “hunt for the egg” why cant the packaging be part of that? If the exitement/novelty is part of the fun of recieving an egg then perhaps making the packaging part of that fun in a eco friendly way would benefit and possibly re-establish the meaning of Easter. (Originally a Pagan celebration later developed/persued by western societies).

Every easter the only things i get are those chocolate animals wrapped in tin foil and filled with chocolate buttons or something, i think they look much cuter and there’s no need for all that stupid plastic stuff which just makes things hard. It doesn’t make it look that much nicer either.

Buy eggs that come in mugs. That way you can re-use the packaging. The cellophane and foil can be recycled to make birthday/christmas cards. The cellophane can be re-used to create your own small posy bouquets using flowers from your garden or to wrap other presents in. Everyone likes a nice mug you can use at home or in the office. If buying the commercially boxed eggs – cardboard is good for mulching/composting (or in card making as well). I have re-used the egg-shaped plastic to make christmas tree baubles/small christmas presents popped inside and hung from tree. Also good for protecting hard-boiled eggs when going on picnics – especially if going in rucksack for cycling/walking day out.